New Year prayer at Japan shrine ahead of 2021

People visit Yushima Tenmangu shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2020, to offer a New Year prayer. It is uncommon in Japan to visit shrines and temples for a New Year prayer in December, but this year, people are asked to avoid visiting such places when it is crowded, normally during the New Year holidays, to prevent infections of the novel coronavirus.

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